31 Aug 2010 - KABUL - A group of experts from the World Health Organization spent last week on a surveillance mission across the country with the aim to gauge the effectiveness of Afghanistan's surveillance system that is used to detect polio virus circulation among the population.
The...
29 Aug 2010 - KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns the killing of a fourth parliamentary election candidate, in Herat on Saturday, and of five men supporting the electoral campaign of a female candidate, also in Herat province. At this stage it is not...
26 Aug 2010 - GHAZNI - This month a new project undertaken by OMAR, an Afghan humanitarian mine action non-governmental organization (NGO), will begin clearing minefields from the centre of Ghazni. This will support the city’s preparations to be named Islamic Centre of Civilisation 2013 by...
15 Aug 2010 - KABUL - The Wolesi Jirga elections are now only a little over one month away – and we can see the country’s attention focusing on this event. Campaigning of the significantly large number of candidates has become more active and we are particularly encouraged by the active...
09 Aug 2010 - KABUL - I would like to express my condolences to the families, friends and colleagues left behind after the tragic incident on 5 August.
All staff working for the United Nations in Afghanistan were shocked and appalled at the loss of life of ten medical workers in Badakhshan....
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